CHIANG MAI, 20 August 2012 (IRIN) - Two ethnic groups in Myanmar recently became the first rebel fighters to sign a “deed commitment” with Swiss-based rights group Geneva Call, pledging to eliminate underage soldiers and protect children in armed conflict.

BELIZE CITY/ GENEVA (20 December 2013) – The United Nations SpecialRapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo,called on the Government of Belize to adopt a comprehensiveprotection and assistance program for victims oftrafficking, and entrench a culture of zero tolerance forcorruption and complicity of public officials with traffickers.

ACCRA / GENEVA (2 December 2013) –The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary formsof slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, urged the Government of Ghanato consolidate the important steps it has taken with strongand sustainable implementation strategies with measurableimpact on groups at risk as well as victims of slavery.